MEN’S MARCHING LOADS
The British Army Manual of Sanitation states that “a man can carry a inarching load equal to one-third of his own weight without undue exertion, but any marked excess over this amount means that fatigue will set in much more rapidly than otherwise, and the increased work requires a greatly increased supply of food.” Another point is that "a soldier in marching order may lose by perspiration alone nearly a quart of water during a march of eight miles, cvcu in a temperate climate,’*
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New Zealand Times, Volume LIII, Issue 12538, 30 August 1926, Page 3
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87MEN’S MARCHING LOADS New Zealand Times, Volume LIII, Issue 12538, 30 August 1926, Page 3
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